PSY100Y5F – Introduction to
Psychology UTM First Test (actual
questions and answers) new update
University of Toronto, Mississauga
, What is naturalistic study? - --A naturalistic study observes phenomena in their natural
environment with as little interference as possible.
What is a case study? - --A case study is the examination and observation of only one subject.
What is a survey? - --A survey is a group of questions distributed among a particular population,
designed to answer some specific questions.
Do any of these methods allow us to make causal interferences? - --None of these methods of
research allow us
to make causal inferences regarding relationships between variables.
What is an experiment? - --An experiment is a controlled study that uses random assignment to
control for all variables, except the independent variable being manipulated by the researcher.
What is random assignment? - --Random assignment allows for causal inferences to be made
between the independent and dependant variables.
What is a correlation? - --A correlation measures the strength and direction of associations
between two variables. A correlational study suffers from the problems of directionality and
third variable confounds which prevent researchers from making any causal inferences.
What is the placebo effect? - --When someone shows improvement in their condition or
symptoms simply because they believe that they are receiving some kind of treatment, when in
reality they are not getting any real treatment at all.
Psychology is the combination of what 2 areas of study? - --Philosophy and physiology.
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